Systems Engineer Intern

About Us
Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

At Visa, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale - tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world.

Join Visa and do work that matters - to you, to your community, and to the world. Progress starts with you.

Job Description

Visa's Internship Program provides an immersive, 12-week journey where you'll work on impactful projects that drive Visa's mission forward. As a Visa intern, you'll build valuable connections across the organization, sharpen your communication and business acumen, and gain hands-on experience in a dynamic, global environment.


Throughout the program, you'll have exclusive access to interactive workshops and learning sessions designed to deepen your expertise, expand your industry knowledge, and elevate your professional skillset. You won't just be learning, you'll be contributing, collaborating, and innovating every step of the way. In addition to professional development, you'll enjoy a variety of intern social events that foster community, connection, and fun throughout the summer.


The experience culminates in an exciting final presentation, where you'll showcase your project achievements, share key insights, and present your recommendations to Visa's leaders and stakeholders. This is your chance to demonstrate your business impact, highlight your personal growth, and align your work with Visa's vision for the future.


We are seeking Systems Engineer interns across our Technology organization. As an intern, you will take on meaningful work, engage in out-of-the-box problem solving, and participate in global case challenges and impactful initiatives. You will get the chance to work with multiple teams, systems, and products through a wide variety data sources. From technology to business, we are looking for people who can innovate, collaborate and bring Visa into the next level of a rapidly evolving digital marketplace.


During the internship, you will work on one or more hands-on projects with the team. Our summer internship also equips you with social and professional networking events and developmental workshops, designed to provide you the resources and training to have an impactful summer.


Some examples of previous summer intern job duties and projects:

• Leverage Generative AI tools to automate system administration tasks, streamline workflows, and reduce manual intervention

• Monitor system health using AI-driven analytics and proactively address potential issues before they impact service availability

• Communicate and work in a global distributed team

• Maintain and manage SharePoint lists and workflow to improve process and efficiency

• Identify a pattern in existing historic data and suggest improvements

• Collaborate with the team to transform data to help make business decisions and build insights

• Employ creative methods for problem solving

All Visa roles require digital fluency , including the ability to work with emerging technologies such as Generative AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot) to support everyday work.

Visa requires at least 3 days in office, expectations of these days will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• Students pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, CIS/MIS, or a related field, graduating December 2027-August 2028.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in at least one programming or scripting language such as Java, JavaScript, HTML, Python, Perl, shell scripting, Jupyter Notebook, etc.
• Experience with the setup, configuration, and maintenance of server and storage hardware (e.g., Dell, HPE, Supermicro) and GPU platforms (e.g., NVIDIA)
• Familiarity with Generative AI tools and concepts, and an interest in applying them to infrastructure management
• Knowledge of cloud technologies and platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Familiar with data visualizing tools like Excel, MS Power BI, Tableau, etc.
• SQL query skills or familiarity with RDBMS would be a plus
• Showcase hands-on data handling to leverage new technologies to help drive critical business decisions
• Strong written and verbal communications skills
• Ability to take on challenges and address problems head-on
• Strong ability to collaborate
• Highly driven, resourceful and results oriented
• Good team player and excellent interpersonal skills
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to lead and navigate through ambiguity

U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated hourly range for a new hire into this position is $39 to $46 which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location.

Work Authorization: Permanent Authorization to work in the U.S. is a precondition of employment for this position. Visa will not sponsor applicants for work visas in connection with this position. Future sponsorship will not be considered.


This is a hybrid position: Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.


Work Hours

Varies upon the needs of the department.

Travel Requirements

This position requires travel 5-10% of the time.

Mental/Physical Requirements

This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

Visa is an EEO Employer
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protect veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the EEOC guidelines and applicable local law. Visa_Talent_Portal